A weapon modification trend..

[Churchill]

The content has RNG drops because we're in 1.0, if RNG drops are around in 2.0 then I'll quit and lots of others will as well. RNG loot has no place in 2012 MMO's

However, just because something is shitty to get doesn't mean it's not worth getting and the content is not worth experiencing. On that same token, it doesn't mean you instantly devalue content by replacing it with things you can buy without ever participating.

[Kinseykinz]

... it doesn't mean you instantly devalue content by replacing it with things you can buy without ever participating.

Just to be clear: You CAN buy your base relic....or you can spend hours farming enough mats/SBing/crafting to get lucky on your 15% chance of success. So both can be bought. Heck, you can pay people to pass you tokens from primals if you so choose (as long as you are in the battle with them of course).

That being said, I don't disagree on principle that yes, The difficulty of gaining a weapon should typically=a better weapon. And yes, crafting the 'relic base' is just one of many many steps towards its final product.

I think what OP meant was, 'Wouldn't it be cool if the Skirmish relics were 'base' weapons towards a better one too.' One that maybe had a simliar, but smaller questline akin to the 'Relic Reborn' quest. So that they'd still be less awesome than relic, but not waste a storyline opportunity.

But yeah, I think the intent of these weapons was 'solid' weapons for those without other options...or for those who just don't want to play 'russian roulette' with Primals/ or crafting melded weapons. So basically, you're both right, yes it would have been cool if Skirmish weapons had a greater purpose and no, they don't need to over-power harder to earn weapons...especially due to 1.xx constriants.